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88 Year Old Wheelchair Bound Woman Saved from Fire by SCPD Officer Funaro with Good Samaritan Joseph Cartelli

February 11, 2016 4:26 pm Comments Off

Second Precinct Police Officer Matthew Funaro responded to a 4:45 p.m. call of a house fire at 120 Old
Winkle Point Road in Eatons Neck. When Officer Funaro arrived, he observed flames and heavy smoke emanating from the second floor of the home. The officer entered through a sliding door and located the resident, Helen Morris, […]

Suffolk County Calls for Nominations for Senior Citizen of the Year

February 11, 2016 4:09 am Comments Off

County Executive Bellone and the Suffolk County Senior Citizen Advisory Board are pleased to announce that the Suffolk County Office for the Aging is now accepting nominations for the Senior Citizen of the Year Award. This award recognizes a senior citizen who has significantly contributed to other seniors in a meaningful and important way, either […]

Man Arrested for 2015 Burglary in Huntington Station

February 11, 2016 2:58 am Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a man on February 5th, 2016 at approximately 3:30pm for a burglary he committed at a residence in Huntington Station in October, 2015.

An unknown male unlawfully entered a residence in Huntington Station on October 3, 2015 at approximately 7:40 p.m. The man was discovered by a homeowner who was inside. A […]

ASSEMBLYMAN LUPINACCI UPDATES HALF HOLLOW HILLS PTA AT LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH

February 11, 2016 1:45 am Comments Off

Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci updated Half Hollow Hills PTA members on the status of critical educational issues during the organization’s annual Legislative Brunch on February 4.
The Assemblyman was one of several state officials, including New York State Senate Education Committee Chair Carl Marcellino, in attendance at the brunch, which also included Suffolk County, Huntington and […]

Falls Prevention Classes Offer Mature Residents a Greater Chance to Stay Independent for Life

February 11, 2016 1:30 am Comments Off

County Executive Steve Bellone and Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken invite mature residents to attend the county’s national award-winning program focused on falls prevention. The program is intended to empower mature adults to carry out behaviors that reduce the risks of falls and improve their quality of life.

‘Stepping On’, a CDC model program, […]

Pedestrian Struck in Front of First Aid Squad

February 10, 2016 2:18 pm Comments Off

At approximately 3:45 PM on Febrary 2, 2016, the on-duty dispatcher at the Huntington Community First Aid Squad (HCFAS) noticed an agitated young man in front of their headquarters pointing to the intersection of Railroad Street and Lowndes Ave. Several HCFAS members were able to see a person lying motionless in the street. An ambulance […]

Two Men Killed, One Seriously Injured in Single-Car, Fort Salonga Road, west of Makamah Road, Fort Salonga

February 10, 2016 2:10 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a single-car crash that killed two men and seriously injured another in Fort Salonga on February 2, 2016 at approximately 4:30am.
Leland Acampora was driving a Hyundai Sonata westbound on Fort Salonga Road, near Makamah Road, when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a […]

Wanted for Petit Larceny at 345 Main Street Huntington Village

February 10, 2016 2:01 pm Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who stole sunglasses from a Huntington store.

A man entered Moss Opticians, located at 345 Main Street, on January 15, 2016 at approximately 5:15 p.m. and removed a pair of Lacoste sunglasses […]

LUPINACCI NAMED MELVILLE CHAMBER’S TOP “BUSINESS ADVOCATE” FOR 2015

February 10, 2016 1:52 pm Comments Off

The Melville Chamber of Commerce named Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci its Business Advocate of the Year for 2015 during an annual dinner held at the Colonial Springs Golf Club in Farmingdale on January 28, 2016.
The Assemblyman thanked Melville Chamber President David Gustin, Executive Director Ted Macaluso and all of the members of the Chamber’s board […]

Town’s biggest zoning change ever, move to allow renting basement apartments -Letter to the Editor

February 5, 2016 6:01 pm Comments Off

This Monday night, February 8, 2016 at a 7 PM Hearing at Town Hall, the Town is poised to allow for the first time, all single family homeowners to legally rent basement apartments. This will be the biggest zoning change in the history of the Town, yet no Public Hearings have been held. Why? Because, it’s […]